SOC 3490 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mischief Rule, Critical Race Theory, Plain Meaning Rule
10 Apr 2013
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Sociological jurisprudence: study of law & legal philosophy & the use of its ideas in laws to regulate conduct. Customs: rules of conduct in defined situations that are of long duration and done w/o thinking. Conventions: rules for conduct & involve sense of duty/obligation. 4 styles of social control: penal: deviant a violator & subject to condemnation & punishment, compensatory: person has an obligation therefore owes victim restitution. Both accusatory: therapeutic: deviants conduct abnormal & need help, conciliatory: deviant behaviour 1 side of social conflict, need resolution w/o consider who right/wrong. Content of law: substantial: rights/duties administered by courts what behaviour allowed or not, procedural: rules about how substantive law should be administered & used in legal system. Public vs private: public: structure of govt, duties/power of officials, relship b/w individuals & state (ex. crim law, private: concerned w substantive & procedural governing relships b/w ppl (ex. divorce, property)
